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Earthdog · 11-04-2002, 06:44 PM

If none of the tips mentioned above solve the problem you'll have to do it manually.

Remove all the cards occupying the PCI slots. Restart and look at Device Manager to ensure that all expansion cards are no longer in the hardware list.

If you have a spare video card that you know is good switch these as well.

Run the machine for a few hours to see if it crashes with NOTHING but the video card installed. After making sure that the video card isnt the problem insert your sound card, install it, ect., and then run the machine for a few hours again to make sure its not the sound card......

Repeat this process for every expansion card. If there are any cards such as a TV Tuner Card that are seldom or never used, remove them permanently. It only takes a couple of minutes to install them in the future if it proves necessary.

If cleaning, additional cooling, and testing the devices dont help I would recommend, a 400 watt power supply, new RAM, new CPU, or new Motherboard, or new Hard Disk Drive.

How old is the unit or the parts thereof?

11-04-2002, 06:44 PM	#6
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 60 Posts: 960	If none of the tips mentioned above solve the problem you'll have to do it manually. Remove all the cards occupying the PCI slots. Restart and look at Device Manager to ensure that all expansion cards are no longer in the hardware list. If you have a spare video card that you know is good switch these as well. Run the machine for a few hours to see if it crashes with NOTHING but the video card installed. After making sure that the video card isnt the problem insert your sound card, install it, ect., and then run the machine for a few hours again to make sure its not the sound card...... Repeat this process for every expansion card. If there are any cards such as a TV Tuner Card that are seldom or never used, remove them permanently. It only takes a couple of minutes to install them in the future if it proves necessary. If cleaning, additional cooling, and testing the devices dont help I would recommend, a 400 watt power supply, new RAM, new CPU, or new Motherboard, or new Hard Disk Drive. How old is the unit or the parts thereof? __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!